Classic Country: 1980-1984

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Love a Rainy Night
recording of:
I Love a Rainy Night
writer:
David Malloy (American country music and pop songwriter, record producer and A&R executive), Eddie Rabbitt (US country singer & songwriter) and Even Stevens (singer / songwriter)
Eddie Rabbitt53:11
2Slow Hand
cover recording of:
Slow Hand
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Michael Clark (songwriter, composer)
publisher:
Flying Dutchman Music Co., Sweet Harmony Music, Inc. (US publisher), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Conway Twitty52:56
3Crying My Heart Out Over You
Ricky Skaggs3:01
4Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys)
producer:
Richie Albright
bass:
Jerry Bridges (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
guitar:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (from 1980 until 1980-06-23), Gordon Payne (from 1980 until 1980-06-23) and Randy Scruggs (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
piano:
Clifford Barny Robertson (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
resonator guitar:
Ralph Mooney (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
background vocals:
Carter Robertson (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
lead vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1980), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1980) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1980)
recorded at:
American Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1980, on 1980-06-23)
recording of:
Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys) (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
composer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
publisher:
Rich Way Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Waylon Jennings3.52:10
5You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1982)
David Frizzell & Shelly West43:25
6Never Been So Loved (In All My Life)
Charley Pride3:07
7Elizabeth
assistant engineer:
Lee Groitzsch and Vicki Hicks
engineer:
Brent King (US recording engineer)
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
strings [string] arranger:
D. Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
The Statler Brothers43:28
8He Stopped Loving Her Today
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1980-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1980-02-06)
guitar:
Phil Baugh (on 1980-02-06), Billy R. Sanford (guitar) (on 1980-02-06) and Pete Wade (on 1980-02-06)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1980-02-06)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1980-02-06)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1980-02-06)
strings and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1980-02-06)
vocals:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) (on 1980-02-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 142) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 270)
recording of:
He Stopped Loving Her Today (on 1980-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
George Jones53:19
9Somewhere Between Right and Wrong
recording of:
Somewhere Between Right and Wrong
lyricist and composer:
Earl Thomas Conley
Earl Thomas Conley4:07
10She Got the Gold Mine (I Got the Shaft)
Jerry Reed3:18
11Wild and Blue
recording engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
producer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Vern Pilder
baritone guitar:
X. Lincoln (country/rockabilly)
bass guitar:
Larry Emmons
drums (drum set):
James Wolfe (country drummer)
fiddle and mandolin:
Tom Morley (fiddle & guitar)
flute and saxophone:
Billy Puett
guitar:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter)
organ and piano:
Mike Jordan (country pianist)
steel guitar:
Buck Reed
background vocals:
Donna Kay Anderson and Deanna Anderson Wall
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 85)
recording of:
Wild and Blue
lyricist, writer and composer:
Sherill (American country songwriter)
publisher:
Candy Cane Music and Sweet Baby Music
John Anderson52:43
12’Til I Gain Control Again
cover recording of:
Till I Gain Control Again
lyricist and composer:
Rodney Crowell
publisher:
Tessa Publishing Co. (BMI)
Crystal Gayle3:59
13The Closer You Get
edit of:
The Closer You Get by Alabama (country band, aka “Wildcountry”)
recording of:
The Closer You Get
writer:
Mark Gray (US country music artist) and J.P. Pennington
Alabama43:37
14The Sweetest Thing (I’ve Ever Known)
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
associate producer:
Otha Young
producer:
Richard Landis
mixer:
Michael Verdick
arranger:
Charles Calello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Location Recorders, Inc. in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) (on 1980-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Otha Young
Juice Newton24:08
15On the Road Again
recorded in:
Austin, Texas, United States (in 1979)
engineer and mixer:
Bradley Hartman
producer:
Willie Nelson
bass:
Bee Spears (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1979) and Rex Ludwick (US drummer) (in 1979)
guitar:
Johnny Gimble (in 1979), Willie Nelson (in 1979) and Jody Payne (in 1979)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1979)
percussion:
Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1979)
piano:
Bobbie Nelson (in 1979)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
engineered at:
The Enactron Truck in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 471)
live recording of:
On the Road Again (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Full Nelson Music and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!)
part of:
The 53rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1980 nominee)
Willie Nelson42:31

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Release

ASIN:US: B000BZ6RWY [info]

Release group

part of:Classic Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 11) (order: 11)